The color purple: How an accidental discovery changed fashion forever
The color purple: How an accidental discovery changed fashion forever
Mar 12, 2018
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Do you know why the color purple was once considered the color of royalty? In ancient times, purple dye came from a tiny Mediterranean sea snail called murex. It took thousands of snails to produce just a small amount of dye, making purple garments extremely rare and costly. Only emperors, kings, and high-ranking nobles could afford them, and in some places, wearing purple without permission was punishable by law. Over time, purple became permanently tied to power, wealth, and prestige. Today, s
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💭 Did you know? In ancient times, the color purple was a symbol of wealth, power, and nobility. This was because purple dye was extremely rare and expensive to produce. It was made from thousands of tiny sea snails called *murex*, and creating just a small amount of dye could take days or even weeks. Due to its rarity, purple became associated with royalty and high status. In some cultures, laws even restricted the use of purple clothing to emperors or nobles only. For centuries, wearing purple
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Oh purple, how I’ll continue to chase you! My favourite colour. The history of the colour purple is fascinating! There’s very few strong sources of natural purple. The Phoenicians’ “Tyrian purple” came from a species of sea snail now known as Bolinus brandaris, and it was so exceedingly rare that it became worth its weight in gold. It became a pigment reserved for royalty (aka Royal purple). Cochineal red dye (from insects) can be shifted to purple using alum. I’ve had great success capturing mo
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